TEACHER, SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM - MULTI-INTENSIVE SEVERE, 6TH-8TH GRADE

Denver Public Schools•Denver, CO

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Teacher, Special Education Center Program works with students with learning, mental, emotional, or physical disabilities in a multi-intensive severe program for grades 6–8. The role adapts instruction and teaches basic skills to students with severe disabilities, while providing direct instruction across subject areas aligned with District standards and benchmarks. The teacher assesses students’ educational needs, supports positive behavior, adapts instructional materials and methods, and may participate in extra-duty activities such as coaching, tutoring, or summer programs. The position also includes supporting students’ daily living needs, including toileting, diapering, feeding, and personal hygiene; operating and monitoring adaptive technology and equipment; and lifting and transporting students using appropriate equipment and techniques. This vacancy is at a school designated as an Innovation School. Applicants must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while employed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field.
Valid Colorado Department of Education teaching license; a CDE application receipt may be accepted for 90 days.
Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.
Ability, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with young students with special needs and their parents.
Experience working with young children with special needs who represent the diversity of the District school community.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute individualized lesson plans in all subject areas, providing direct instruction aligned with District standards and benchmarks.
Administer and interpret formal and informal individualized educational assessments.
Monitor, supervise, coordinate, and enforce student rules of conduct and behavior, and reinforce positive behaviors in accordance with school and District policy.
Prepare lesson plans and materials according to curriculum guidelines, adapting teaching methods and instructional materials to students’ varied needs and interests.
Establish and communicate clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects.
Instruct students individually and in groups using various teaching methods.
Provide daily living assistance, including toileting, diapering, feeding, and personal hygiene, following universal precautions and training and direction.
Operate, monitor, and perform maintenance of adaptive technology and equipment.
Lift and transport students using appropriate equipment and lifting techniques.
May participate in extra-duty activities such as coaching, tutoring, or summer programs, as outlined in the teachers’ collective bargaining agreement.